Extension table



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ATTORNEY5 Patented Oct.17,1933 1 9303% EXTENSION TABLE Frederick B. Walter, Wabash, 1nd,, assignor to B. Walter & Company, Inc., Wabash,-Ind., 'a corporation of Indiana Application November 20, 1931 Serial No. 576,252

4 Claims. (Cl. 45-113) The object of my invention is to provide an The bounding flanges 22 and 23 of each slot 21 improved extension-leaf structure for that type form guides for a slide 30, economically made of tables in which a main top is rigidly carried of wood having a length substantially equal to by the leg frame, the extension leaf being nestable the transverse inner dimension of frame 10 and 5 between the main top and big frame. My imeach side bar of frame is slotted, as at 31,

provement is particularly useful in connection to admit each slide 30.

with comparatively narrow tables in thatit per- Secured to the upper edge of each slide 30 at mits the provision of two relatively wide extenits outer end is a leaf 32, each extension leaf sion. leaves, being carried by twoslides 30. Formed in one 10 The accompanying drawing illustrates my invertical face of each slide 30 isa groove 33 open- 65 vention in connection with a table, such as is at the outer end of the slide and preferably closed useful in kitchens, having an enameled metal at the inner end, said groove being sized to remain top, ceive pins 27 and 28. The inner end of each slide Fig. 1 is a transverse section with two exten- 30 has its vertical dimension gradually reduced 5 sion leaves, one extended and the other in storfrom the top downwardly and groove 33 substan- 7 age position; tially parallels the top edge of the slot. Com- Fig. 2 is a perspective of my improved metal municating with groove 33 at an intermediate slide bridge for a two-leaf construction; point in its length is a vertical groove 34 which,

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 2, and at its lower end communicates with an outward- Fig. 4 a perspective view of a fragment of one ly directed groove 35 so spaced vertically from 75.

of the extension leaves and one of the slides the adjacent portion of groove 33 as to be in alignwhich carry it. ment with the lower inner end of groove 33.

In the drawing 10 indicates a main frame sup- When the slide is in its innermost position ported by legs 11. This frame is of the ordithe adjacent pins 27 and 28 lie in the outer nary kitchen table type of horizontal dimenportion of groove 33, that portion of groove 33 801 sions closely approximating those of the main top being parallel with the upper face of the exten- 12, which may be of any desirable construction. sion leaf, and the extension leaf lies in storage In the drawing this top 1215 indicated as an position nested under the main top. When the enameled iron plate reinforced by an under woodextension leaf is drawn outwardly its first move- 30 en frame 13. The top 12 is rigidly supported upon ment is parallel with the main top until pin 28 85' and above frame 10 by means of a middle cross enters the downwardly trending portion of bar 14 which bridges across the frame 10 lengthgroove 33; whereupon the extension leaf is inwise and which has a sufficient vertical dimenclined downwardly as the slide is drawn to its sion tospace top 12 above the top of frame 10 an outermost position, at which time groove 34 lies 35 amount a trifle greater than the thickness of beneath pin 2'7, thereupon the extension leaf the extension leaves.v The bridge bar 14 may may be raised until groove 35 is brought opbe quite narrow so as to afford maximum lateral posite pin 28, the extension, leaf structure pivspaces for the extension leaves. In practice in a oting upon pin 28 where it has been stopped at table, say 25 inches wide, the bar 14 may be in the inner end of the lowermost portion of groove 40 the neighborhood of 3 inches in width, thus per- 33, and the slide structure then positioned in- 5 mitting extension leaves 11 inches wide. wardly to cause the upper wall of groove 35 to Secured to the top of frame 10 and bridging overlie pin 27, atwhich time the extension leaf across the same transversely beneath bar 14 are is in the plane of the main top, and the extentwo metal slide-bridges 20 (only one being sion leaf structure moved inwardly to bring the shown). Each of these slide bridges is formed of inner edge of the extension leaf into engage- 109 a thin metal sheet transversely slotted from its ment with the adjacent edge of the maintop. opposite ends by identical slots'21, 21, the ma- It will of course be understood that, if only terial adjacent the slots being bent down to form one extension leaf is to be provided the metal stiffening flanges 22, 2 3. The stiffening flanges slide-bridge may be considerably narrower and 23, 23 form the sides of a medial channel bar 24 provided ith 1 one 1 1-, 21

in which is nested a wooden stiffening bar 25 se- I lai u d by r v t 6 t the channel bar 4. a 1. As an article of manufacture, a sheet-metal flange 23 near the 0111381 6nd of its $101; 21 s slide-bridge for extension tables, comprising, 2. Provided W h t at ra y Projecting p s 27 plate having a length suflicient to bridge a table 5 a frame, a longitudinally extending vertically open slot open at one end and slide-supporting elements rigid with said plate and projecting laterally into said slot.

2. As an article of manufacture, a sheet-metal slide-bridge for extension tables, comprising, a plate having a length sufiicient to bridge a table frame, a longitudinally extending slot open at one end and bounded by depending flanges, and slide-supporting elements carried by one of said flanges projecting laterally into said slot.

3. As an article of manufacture, a sheet-metal slide-bridge for extension tables, comprising, a plate having a length sufficient to bridge' a. table frame, two longitudinally extending parallel ,and slide-supporting elements carried by two oi said flanges projecting laterally into each of said FREDERICK B. WALTER. 

